Scott O'Dell





Scott O'Dell

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born
in Los Angeles, California, The United States
May 23, 1898

died
October 16, 1989

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Scott O'Dell (May 23, 1898 – October 16, 1989) was an American children's author who wrote 26 novels for youngsters, along with three adult novels and four nonfiction books. He was most famously the author of the children's novel Island of the Blue Dolphins (1960), which won the 1961 Newbery Medal as well as a number of other awards. Other award winning books by O'Dell include The King's Fifth (1966), Black Star, Bright Dawn (1988), The Black Pearl (1967), and Sing Down the Moon (1970); which were all also Newbery Honor award books. O'Dell wrote primarily historical fiction. Many of his children's novels are about historical California and Mexico.


Average rating: 3.73 · 141,667 ratings · 4,987 reviews · 47 distinct works · Similar authors
Island of the Blue Dolphins...
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 129,449 ratings — published 1960 — 91 editions
Sing Down the Moon
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 2,875 ratings — published 1970 — 22 editions
The Black Pearl
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 2,708 ratings — published 1967 — 31 editions
Zia (Island of the Blue Dol...
3.37 of 5 stars 3.37 avg rating — 1,770 ratings — published 1976 — 28 editions
Sarah Bishop
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 1,064 ratings — published 1980 — 19 editions
Streams to the River, River...
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 686 ratings — published 1986 — 20 editions
The King's Fifth
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 538 ratings — published 1965 — 11 editions
Black Star, Bright Dawn
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 507 ratings — published 1988 — 19 editions
My Name Is Not Angelica
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 1989 — 17 editions
Thunder Rolling in the Moun...
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3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 357 ratings — published 1992 — 15 editions
More books by Scott O'Dell…
“Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet.”
Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

“Many of our tribe went to the cliff each night to count the number killed during the day. They counted the dead otter and thought of the beads and other things that each pelt meant. But I never went to the cove and whenever I saw the hunters with their long spears skimming over the water, I was angry, for these animals were my friends. It was fun to see them playing or sunning themselves among the kelp. It more fun than the thought of beads to wear around my neck.”
Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

“They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy.”
Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins